ORLANDO, Fla. — Second-half strikes by Christen Press and Carli Lloyd propelled the U.S. women’s national team to a 2-nil blanking of England at Exploria Stadium on Thursday in the SheBelieves Cup group stage. The teams last met in the semifinals of the World Cup in July, a match won 2-1 by the Americans.

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